योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-24

बुद्धिः संकल्पकलिता प्रयाति मनसः पदम् ।
मनो घनविकल्पं तु गच्छतीन्द्रियतां शनैः ॥ २४ ॥

buddhiḥ saṃkalpakalitā prayāti manasaḥ padam ,
mano ghanavikalpaṃ tu gacchatīndriyatāṃ śanaiḥ 24

24. buddhiḥ saṅkalpakalitā prayāti manasaḥ padam
manaḥ ghanavikalpam tu gacchati indriyatām śanaiḥ

24. saṅkalpakalitā buddhiḥ manasaḥ padam prayāti tu
ghanavikalpam manaḥ śanaiḥ indriyatām gacchati

24. The intellect (buddhi), characterized by intentions (saṅkalpa), proceeds to the state of mind. But the mind, dense with conceptualizations (vikalpa), gradually attains the state of the sense organs.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (intellect, understanding, discernment, perception)

• सङ्कल्पकलिता (saṅkalpakalitā) - characterized by intentions (saṅkalpa) (imbued with resolve, characterized by intention, filled with conceptions)

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - proceeds, attains (proceeds, advances, goes forth, attains)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, from the mind)

• पदम् (padam) - state, position (state, position, place, step, foot, word)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, understanding)

• घनविकल्पम् (ghanavikalpam) - dense with conceptualizations (vikalpa) (dense with notions, full of conceptualizations, abundant in doubts)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - attains, becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

• इन्द्रियताम् (indriyatām) - the state of the sense organs (the state of being a sense organ, sensuality)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually (slowly, gradually, gently)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (intellect, understanding, discernment, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, mind, reason

From root budh (to awaken, to know) + kti suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

सङ्कल्पकलिता (saṅkalpakalitā) - characterized by intentions (saṅkalpa) (imbued with resolve, characterized by intention, filled with conceptions)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpakalitā

saṅkalpakalitā - imbued with resolve, filled with conceptions, characterized by determination

Compound of saṅkalpa and kalita.

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+kalita)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, conception, will, determination
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + root kḷp (to be in order, to arrange) + ghañ suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kalita – held, taken, known, considered, filled with, connected with
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kal (to count, to observe, to impel) + kta suffix.
  Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Qualifies buddhiḥ.

प्रयाति (prayāti) - proceeds, attains (proceeds, advances, goes forth, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prayā

Present indicative

From pra (prefix) + root yā (to go) in present tense, third person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (of the mind, from the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

पदम् (padam) - state, position (state, position, place, step, foot, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, position, state, word, mark

From root pad (to go) + a suffix.

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of prayāti.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

घनविकल्पम् (ghanavikalpam) - dense with conceptualizations (vikalpa) (dense with notions, full of conceptualizations, abundant in doubts)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghanavikalpa

ghanavikalpa - dense with notions, full of conceptualizations, abundant in doubts or options

Compound of ghana and vikalpa.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghana+vikalpa)

• ghana – dense, thick, compact, profound, mass, cloud
  adjective (masculine)
• vikalpa – option, alternative, conceptualization, doubt, distinction, mental construction
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + root kḷp (to be in order, to arrange) + a suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies manaḥ.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - attains, becomes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present indicative

Root gam (to go) in present tense, third person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

इन्द्रियताम् (indriyatām) - the state of the sense organs (the state of being a sense organ, sensuality)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of indriyatā

indriyatā - the state or quality of being a sense organ, sensuality

From indriya (sense organ) + tā (suffix forming abstract feminine nouns).

Note: Object of gacchati.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.